Morbius' Confusing X-Men Easter Egg Breaks Marvel's Multiverse
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Morbius.
Sony's third Spiderverse movie, Morbius suggests that Marvel's X-Men exist in the same Spider-Man universe as Jared Leto's living vampire. one Easter egg in Morbius hints that the X-Men exist in the same universe as Morbius and Venom as well. Various Marvel characters have been spread out through multiple studios over the years, but they have recently started to connect with the MCU's introduction of the multiverse. Plenty of excitement has been built with the appearance of the X-Men’s formative founder, Professor X (Patrick Stewart) in the upcoming sequel Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but Morbius’s subtle mention of the X-Men’s home base could add even more enthusiasm as well as a few questions.
Near the beginning of Morbius, Jared Harris’s Dr. Emil Nicholas mentions a “school for gifted children” in New York to a young Michael Morbius (Charlie Shotwell). Marvel aficionados likely understood the reference to be a nod to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngers, where the X-Men were founded. While this mention is rather subtle, Sony and Marvel Studios have been crossing over characters in a much more conspicuous fashion before the release of Morbius. Venom: Let There Be Carnage saw the MCU’s Spider-Man (Tom Holland) make a brief appearance in its end credits scene, and Spider-Man: No Way Home went all-in on bringing Sony’s past iterations of Spider-Man and his villains into its story. This makes sense since both studios have the rights to portray Spider-Man characters on screen. Yet only Marvel Studios owns the rights to the X-Men, so this “school for gifted children” in Morbius is a curious allusion.
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